Does National Security Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, National Security Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at National Security Agency. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at National Security Agency?

73% of National Security Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated National Security Agency 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at National Security Agency?

Analyst (17) , Software Engineer (13) , Intelligence Analyst (11) , Intern (9) , Mathematician (6) , Data Scientist (5) , Manager (5) , Police Officer (5) , Contract Specialist (4) , Language Analyst (4) , Program Manager (4) , Recruiter (4) , Signals Analyst (4) , Software Developer (4) , Applied Research Mathematician (3)

What are the pros of working at National Security Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good." ((in 32 reviews)); "Many Projects, Mostly good People" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good work life balance since you can't take anything out of the SCIF to work at home." ((in 17 reviews)); "Pay was good for a co" ((in 16 reviews)); "Many opportunities to move around and diversify your skill set." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at National Security Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Parking is bad in some locations" ((in 14 reviews)); "Bad management, promotion is not fair," ((in 11 reviews)); "Although, if you can hold put until you get to the upper ranks; you will have a good salary for your level of responsibility." ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 8 reviews)); "There is still quite a bit of nepotism." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed National Security Agency locations?

Fort Meade , Fort George G Meade , Baltimore , Washington , San Antonio , Columbia , Augusta , Honolulu , Glen Burnie , Odenton , Linthicum , Fort Gordon , Maryland Heights , New York , Los Angeles , Aurora , Annapolis Junction , Elkridge , Fort George G Mead Junction , American Fork , Chicago , Hampton , Leesburg , Ithaca , Ann Arbor , Hastings , Albuquerque , Austin , Schofield Barracks , Waipahu

National Security Agency reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(347 total reviews)

Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, USA

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53% positive business outlook

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National Security Agency has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 347 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Security Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

347 reviews

3.0

Dec 27, 2024

Lots of time off, but people are exhausting

Intelligence analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get very good time off compared to the private sector. 8 hour days, get paid for overtime if necessary. No work taken home.

Cons

The people. Unethical behavior by people in leadership. A culture of I can do it better, everyone else here is an idiot. People will absolutely give you a bad reference to prevent you from getting a job you want - no fear of a lawsuit.

5.0

Nov 19, 2024

Amazing Experience

Community manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Passionate community Strong sense of why we work

Cons

Difficult to find opportunities to grow outside of pipeline

3.0

Oct 28, 2024

Salary

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The firm wide benefits were nice

Cons

The management at the time had favorites, particularly of people who were not of color.

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Jobs at National Security Agency

DoW Cyber Apprenticeship Program

Former Intelligence Community (IC) Professionals

Senior Technical Leader/ Chief, Plans, Policy, and Operations Division (DC)

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